According to TVLine, has begun auditioning a younger Kal-El for Supergirl‘s thirteenth episode, hoping to find a 13-year-old actor with “future leading man looks” for the potentially recurring role. Said appearance has been said to “establish the cherished bond between him and Kara” via “a string of flashbacks.”

You know, except for the part where the pilot presented Kal-El as an infant and Kara an adolescent, subsequently establishing that Kal was already an adult Superman by the time his cousin arrived on Earth. Just, you know … the premise of the entire show. Maybe some timey-wimey shenanigans? Supes telling Kara bits of his childhood via emoji? Who knows.